Writing-machine.



"A'IBN'IIID DEG.v 24, 1907.

XE. B. HISS. WRITING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 3, 190.5.

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No. sv4,s92. y

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 3, 1905.

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@een i Viv-'ign orrrsn EDWARD B. HESS, l NEW YORK, N. Y., :lSSlGNOR TO ROYAL TYPEWRITER COMPANY, OF HOBOlQEN, JERSEY, A CORPORATGN OF NEW JERSEY.

ion of Letters Patent.

resented nec. es, reo?.

Application filed cbruarv 3, 1905i Serial No. 244,022.

T o all whomit concern.'

Beit known that l, Envfnnn l-lnss,

, citizen ol the United States, residing in the borough of Brooklyn, city and Stat-e of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inll/Yriting-Machincs, el which the following is a specification.

This inven lion comprises tabulator devices of .novel construction and o aeration; and the combination ol tabulator devices with line-- lock devices so arranged lthat each e the carriage is arrested, when jumped for printing in a new column, the type bars will be prevented l'roin moving to the printing point until after the earriage-arresting stops arey The hne-lock devices employed disengaged. in this new co1nbinatiou,. are pielferably of the class in which a barrier' or intercepter is moved into the path ol sonic partei' the several type-bars to prevent any type-bar from traveling to the printing-point should its key be depressed.

` In the accompanying drawings which show this invention in a form that experience has 'shown to be practical and ellicient, and which spective view ol the rack disengaging levr' Fig. 6, va diagrammaticdetail plan show. k, the relation of the tabulator stops; 7, a detail elevation showing the margin step and its rail g" and Fig. S, a plan view thereof.

The platen l is aiiifr"ipi'ie,t.ely mounted in the carriage end plates 2, showi connes by l'ront and rear cross bars 3, 4, the latter f which bears upon a roller 5 inounl d a bracket 5 on the frame. At th 1?, the carriage runs on balls o. The type-bars 7 suitably pivoted in a segment 8 below the platen extend toward the ,lr chine, normally resting ug back stop or rest 9, ieyboar 10, above the ty c-ends or heads of the bars, is pivotallh hung type-har lool segment l1, (ao-extensive with the curved segmental assemblage el J hay heads, amil normally swung toward i c iront el the inamargin stop devices.

chine. out of the paths of travel of the type bars in their excursions to the printing point.

At one side the .locking segment 11 is connected by a link 1.2 with one arm of a bellcrank lever 13 pivoted at the rear of the machine, and having its other erm connected by link le with the movable member l5 of a two-part frame-stop of the tabulator and This stop is located in rear of the platen and preferably in, or about in, the center of the machine. The part 15 is disposed. vertically and pivoted, on an axis 15', at ri ht angles to the platen,

upon the similarly disposed member 16 pivoted on an axis lparallel with the platen, in bracket 17 secured to the rear plate 1,8 the frame. It will thus be seen that the two-part frame stop comprises a frame mernber pivotally mounted upon an axis extending laterally ol the machine frame or parallel to the stopl bar and adapted to be swung transversely to the stop bar, and a stop rnern-` n ber proper mounted on the framemember onan axis perpendicular to the stop bar so as to be swung laterally of the machine frame or in a plane parallel te the stop bar, this stop being spring held or cushioned and adapted to be engaged by a carriage stop.

The movement of the stop frame trans- .85

versely to the stop bar permits the stop to be thrown in line with the-carriage stops, `while the lateral movement of the spring cushioned stop when engaged by the carriage stops operates to move the line lock devices also acts as a buller for the carriage. The upper endvof 16, is shown rectangular in plan, while 15 is thin or flat and has a limited movei'nent to` and from the side of lo. i con ,ted to the frame and the other to bell crank 13 normallyholds the part 15 awa frein 16 and by the thrust upon link 12 hol s .locking segment 1l out of the path's ofthe 'yp `ars.

.She lower end 16 of upright member 16 extends as at 162 toward the right-hand side el the machine, and has its forwardly bent end slotted to receive a link (not shown) operated by a lrey in the board,- to, at will rock the part 16 longitudinally ol the Inato disengagc stop l5 from the margin stop.' This arrangement forms part of margiiistop devices shown and specifically claimed in my application No. 243,439 filed. January 3U., 1905.

The parts 15, 16, may rock longitudinally of the machine and are normally retracted or thrown toward the front ofthe machine by a spring 19.

In rear of the parts l5, 16, is a tabulator bar 20, having recesses in its front face. Afljustably seated on it are tabulator stops 21, which are made as thin as is consistent with required strength and stability. They are each formed with a front leg 21 that tits in the recesses in the bar, and with oppositely extending lugs 212. that bear upon the rear face of the bar. This makes the stops readily movable for adjustmentand gives them stability in position on the bar.

Back of the lower end 16 of the part 16 is a cam, plate or wiper 22 carried by a rock- .shaft 23 having atthe side of the machine a radial arm 24 from which a link 25 extends lshaft holds the wiper 22 retracted Extend,-

ing down alongside of the lever 16'is 'the lower end of an angular rack-bar release lever 29 pivoted'at 30 in the frame bracket 5f and from thence extending forward. Its front endihas a flat lateral horizontal extension 31 to the upper face of which is attached a piece of leather or otherfriction producing material 32, above which is a rearwardly ex tending horizontal plate or flange 33 attached to or forming part of the carriage feed-rack34 normally engaging the pinion 35 on the shaft of the escapement wheel 36. Attached to the ends of the' rack are rearwardly extending arms 37 pivoted at 38 in the side plates 2 of the carriage and having applied to one (or each of them) a spring 39 that acts to normally hold the rack in engagement with the pinion.

When the tabulator key 27 is depressed the wiper 22 is rocked forward carrying'with Ait, the feed rack-bar release lever andthe lever 16 and with the latter the laterally movable lever 15. The extent of movement is suicient to 'carry the member 15 into position to engage the tabulator stop-plates 21, and is permitted by the slot 16a in the forwardly bent/'end of the-part 162., When the printing in one column is m'shed, the tabulator key is depressed and the feed-rack being l moved out of engagement with its pinion, the carriage moves forward subjectJ to the braking actionof the surface 32 on the under face of the feed rack flange 33, until the part 15 strikes the next tabulator stop-plate 21, when'- the carriage will be arrested and the type-liar locking segment swung forward to .lock the type-bars', sothat if at that moment a printing key were depressed printing could not occur. On release of the tabulator key the parts all return to normal position and printing in the next column may be proceeded with.

The stop member 15 is made thin and extends rearwardly beyond the part r16; 'and the rearward movement of the two is su'llicient to bring the former, but not the latter, into engagement with the tabulator stops, which are also quite thin, and the construction is designed to be such as to have as little lost motion as practicable in the passage of the frame stop 15, 16, from normal position to that in which it will engage the tabulator stops. The shift to a new column may be made within two letter spaces, 'making printing in very narrow columns entirely feasible. The organization or adjustment is Asuch that the carriage feed rack is first thrown out of engagement wi th its pinion and then a very slight rearward movement of the part 15 brings itfinto position to engage the tabula-- tor stop next in position to arrest the carriage and throw the type bar locking segment across the paths of the type bars. The spring cushioned part 15 also acts as a`cushion to diminish its shock of impact against the tabulator stops, and its movement is limited by part 16 which acts as a positive stop for it.

'Extending between the side plates and in front of the parts 1 5, 16, is a margin stop bar 40 having recesses in its upper face to receive the spring locking latch 41 of adjustable margin stop 42, that has a projectionAS, extending rearward suiiiciently to strike the laterally movable spring supported part 15 when the latter is in normal position. When 15 strikes stop 43 the shock is spring cushioned and the carriage arrested. As described in my application before mentioned the part 16, and with it 15, may be moved rearwardly, to disengage 15 from 43 to'permit printing of one or more characters at the end 105 of the line, by drawing 16Z forward. Such forward movement of 16v and rearward movement of 15 is however, preferably not sufficient to bring the latter into the plane of the tabulator stops, nor to disengage the rack. This organization, therefore, has a part, as 15 movable perpendicular to the axis of the platen and adapted to coperate in one position with a margin stop device and in another with tabulator stops While the general arrangement or relation of these parts as shown is believed to be new, the parts may be otherwise disposed or related.

The stop 15*'16 has the dual function of engaging, when in normal position, a margin stop; of b eing moved out of engagement with the margin stop to permit printing of one or more letters at the end of a line; and of being 'moved intoand out of engagement with a plurality of tabulator stops for multiple column printing.

"No claim is made .herein to the line lock devices per se as they form the subject-matter of another application filed by-me J anuary 30, 1905, Ser.rNo. 243,440. The combination of the line lock and margin'stop vdeplurality of vices is claimed in my application Ser. No. 243,439 hereinbefore mentioned.

I claim as my invention:

- 1. In a writing machine, coperating tabulator stops adapted to arrest the carriage in a ositions for multiple column printing, com ined with line lock ydevices and an operating connection therefor actuated by engagement of the tabulator stops to actuate the line-lock devices to prevent printing, and

by disengagement of the stops to restore the line-lock devices to normal position.

A 2, In a writing machine, tabulator devices comprising a rail adapted to carry a plurality 'of tabulatorstopsarranged for multiple column rinting, a stop adaptedV to coperate Y with t ie respective tabulator stops and means for'jumping the carriage from one tabulator stop to another, combined with line-lock `de vicps and an o erative lconnection between the latterand t e tabulator devicesovvhercbyj o the' line-lock devices are put into aeration?,

whenever the carriage is arrested by t e coperating' stops. l

3. In a writing machine, tabulator devices comprising a rail adapted -to carry a plurality of tabulator stops 'arranged for multiple column rinting, a sto 'I adapted to ,cooperatev witht e respective tabulator stops and means for jumping the carriage from one tabulator stopte another, combined .with a' type-bar intercepter ada ted to be interposed 1n the paths of and to ook the'type'bars and anoperative connection between it and the tabulator devices; whereby .the type bars are locked whenever the carriage 1sarrested by the coperating stops.

o .4.. In a writing machine,'tabnlator devices comprising a tabulator Vstopfrail,v stops adjustably mounted thereon, a movable stop, carried bythe frame, com osed of two members one mounted upon t e other and'movable relative thereto and s ring held faway therefrom, a tabulatorkey 1n the keyboard and an operative' connectlon between it and the-two art' movable'tabulator stop on the frame w ereby the latter ony thedepression of the key may be moved linto such position that the spring held member thereof will engage the tabulator stops 'on the bar to arrest the carriage, inl combination with means lfor' locking the type bars andan operative connectionbetweemsaid means and the sprlng held member. of the frame tabulator stop' whereby when the carriage is arrested the type bars are locked and are unlocked when t 1c tabuiator stops are-disen aged.

5.` In a writing machine, t e combination of a tabulatorbar mounted in the carriage parallel with the axis of the platen, adjustable tabulator-s'tops` thereon, a spring cushioned tabulator stop movable ransversely tov the tabulator bar and mounte in the frame, means for moving the rack Vof the machine ion, a tabulator key, an operative connection between it and the spring cushioned tabulator stop and the means for disengaging the rack whereby on actuation of the key the rack is disengaged and the spring cushioned tabulator Astop is moved into position to engage the adj ustable'tabulator stops on the carriage, means for locking the type bars and an operative connection between the latter and the spring cushioned tabulator stop, for the purpose set forth.

6. In a writing machine, the combination n nal y to the tabulatorbar to lock the type bars, for the purpose set forth.

7. In a writing machine, tabulator devices comprising' the combination of a tabulator bar mounted in the carriage, tabulator sto s thereon, a tabulatory-stop mounted in t e frame adapted to be moved transversely to the tabulator bar and to yieldlaterally parallel withthe rail againstthe tension ofy a .spring and having a limiting stop actingwhen such spring is compressed, means r disengaging the carriage rack, a tabulator key and any operative connection between itandthe r'neans for disengaging the carriage rack and'between it and the movable later-v ,ally yielding tabulator stop on the rame, for

the purpose set forth.

8; A writing machine -comprisin thecombnation of a margin stop, a tabu ator stop and a c operatin stop engaging, lwhen 1n vnormal position, 't e margin stop andl mov- "able to a position to engage'the tabulatorv stop.

9; A writing machine comprising v bination of a margin stop, a tabulator stop, a cooperating stop engaging, -when in, normal the coni-` position, the margin stop and movable to a positionv to enga e.. the tabulator stop and line lock devices t irown into operation whenever said coperating stop engages Veither the margin or tabulator stops.

10. A writin machine comprising. the combination of rig t and left mar in stops, a'plurality of tabulator stops, and a-coperating stop engaging, when ,in normal position, either of the margin stops and movable to a position to engage a tabulator stop.

11. l In a writing machine, the combinationy of a margin stop, and tabulator'` devices comout of. engagemcntpwith the escapement pinprising a plurality of tabulator stops, and a movable part adapted in one position to engage the margin stop and in another position.

chine, a part located intermediate the lines in which said stops are located and movablev transversely thereto to coperate with a stop in either line..

13. A writing machine, comprising a part movable lon itudinally ofthe machine,'tabulator stop W ich it en ages in one position and a margin stop wit which it engages in another position. j

14. A writing machine, comprisin a in argin stop and tabulator stops 'carrie by the carriage, each of said stops being adapted to arrest traverse of the carriage, and a stop on the frame engaging, when in normal position, the margin stop' and adapted 'to be moved transversely to the axis of the platen into position to engage the tabulator'stops.

15. A writing machine comprising two transversely arranged rails, one adapted to receive an adjusta le margin, stop .and the other adjustable tabulator stops, and a movlso and line-lock able stop arranged between the two rails and adapted to engage a stop on either ofthem 16. A writing machine comprising two transversely arran ed rails, one adapted toI receive an adjusta le margin stop and the other adjustable tabulator stops, a movable. stop arranged between the two rails and adapted to en age a stop on either of them evices 'thrown into operation whenever the intermediate stop engages a stop on either of said rails.

17. A writing machine comprising two transverse rails, one adaptedto receive an adjustable marginstop and the other adjustable'tabulatorstops and a movable stop adapted in one position to engage the margin stop and in another position the tabulator stops.v

. 18. Tabulator'and margin stop'devices fora writing machine, comprising an adjustable tabulator stop arranged in aline transverse to the machine, an adjustable margin stop arranged in another line transverse to the machine and a laterally yielding spring cushioned part located intermediate said lines, adapted to be moved longitudinally of the machine and acting in one position to engage the margin stop and in another position to engage the tabulator stop. A 19. Tabulator and margin stop devices for a vwriting machine, comprising an adjustable tabulator stop arranged `in a line transverse to sition, to engage the margin stop and when in a shifted position to engage the tabulator stop.

A20. A writing machine comprising the combination of line-lock devices, tabulator devices and margin stop devices means whereby the line-lock. devices are thrown into operation when either' the tabulator or margin stop devices are operation, 21. Awriting machine comprising the combination of line-lock devices, adjustable tabulator devices, adjustable margin stop devices and means whereby the line-lock devices are thrown into operation to lock the type bars when theA carriage is arrested by either the tabular devices or the line-look devices.

22. A writing machine comprising Athe combination of line-lock devices, a tabulator stop arranged in a line transverse to the machine, a margin stop arran ed in'another transverse line, apart movable ongitudinally of the machine between the lines in which the margin stop and tabulator stops are located and means whereby the linelock devices are operated when saidpart engages either the tabulator or margin stop.

' 23. A writin machine comprising the coinbination of a ta ulator stop, amargin stop and a movable stop adapted in one position to engage the margin stop and in another position the tabulator stop, the movable stop comprising a'spring cushioned part to relieve shock' of impact and a part acting as a positive stop for the spring'eushione part.

24. Awriting madhine comprisingtabulatoit'/ stopscarried by the carriage and a stop pivoted on the trame and movable longitudinally thereof, the pivoted stop comprising a lever movable transversely to the axis of the platen of the machine and a second spring cushio/ned lever pivoted thereon to rock parallel with.' said axis, the latter lever makingv -arranged in a line transverse to the machine,

a pivoted stop lever mounted to rock transversely to said line, a lever pivotcd thereon to roclntransversely of lthe machine, a spring for cushiniong it and means whereby when the cushioned levermakes impact with the tabulator stop 'the line lock devices are thrown into operation to lock ihe type-bars.

.26. A writing machine comprising the combination of a tabulator stop arranged in aline transverse to the machine, a margin stop arranged in another line transverse to the machine, a movable stop located between said transverse lines, movable longitudinally of the machine and adapted to be moved out of the path of a margin stop but notinto the path of the tabulator stop, and a key and operative connections whereby the movable sto p may be moved out of thc path of lthe margin bination of a tabulator sto arranged ina transverse' line ofthe mac lne, a margin stop arranged 1nanother transverse line, a

y' stop located between such lines and movable stop' at right angles thereto, a rack, means for disengaging the rack, the movable s'to i boing adapted to be moved from normal position 'ont of thc path of the margin stop, and a key and operative connections Yln by tbe rack maybe disengagedand thej movable stop moved from normal position into position to engagcithe tabulator stop.

28. A writing machine comprising the combinationof a tabulator stop arranged in a transverse line of the machine,a margin stop arranged in another transverse l-ine, a stop located between such lines and movable stop at right angles there-to, a rack, means for disengaging the rack, theA movable stop being adapted to be moveddrom normal position ont of the path of the margin sto akey and operativey connections wherebyr tiie rack may be disengaged and the movable stop moved rfroin normal position into position to engage the tabnla'tor stop, and a brake for retardlng 'j nin p of the carriage when the' rack is disengaged.

2l). A wri ting machine comprisingv the cembination of a tabulator stop arranged in a transverse line ol' the machine, amargin stop arranged in another transverse line, a stop located between 'such lines and movable stop engaging t operative connections whereby Witnesses:

les thereto, a rack, means for dise rack, the movable stop being be moved from normal osltion at right an adapted to out of the path of the margin stop, a ey and y t e ra ck 'may be disengaged the tabulator stop, a brake or retarding )um of the carriage when'the rack is disengage line lock devices and means whereby they are thrown into operation whenever the movable stop engages a margin or tabulator stop.

30. In a writing machine, right and left -hand margin stops in a transverse plane of v and the movable stop moved from normal position intoj osition to engage the machine, tabulator stops in another trans- EDWARD B. Hass.

E. F. P oRTEn, L. F. BROWNING. 

